Blu-ray Sales: January 1-8: No Time to Die Tops the Charts for a Third Week

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Blu-ray Sales: January 1-8: No Time to Die Tops the Charts for a Third Week

Posted January 14, 2022 11:18 AM by Sean Greenwood

For the week that ended on January 8th, it's déjà vu all over again as Universal Pictures Home Entertainment's No Time to Die remained on top of both the Blu-ray-only and overall packaged media charts in its third week of release. The 25th James Bond film, which is said to be star Daniel Craig's final appearance as the character, was filmed in 2019 and originally set for an April 2020 release. However, the coronavirus pandemic arrived in force a month before in March 2020, forcing the first in a series of major postponements for the film, which went from April 2020 to November 2020 and then to April 2021, before the film finally opened on September 30th, 2021 in the UK and October 8th, 2021 in the US, a delay of some 18 months. On its opening weekend, No Time to Die received critical praise and topped the box office, earning over $60 million over the four-day Columbus Day holiday weekend, on its way to a domestic total of over $160 million so far. Internationally, the film has so far grossed over $613 million, bringing its worldwide total to over $774 million. This week, No Time to Die had an HD share of 62% and 17% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Remaining in second place on both charts is Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's Venom: Let There Be Carnage debuted on top of both both the Blu-ray-only and overall packaged media charts. A sequel featuring the beloved Matrvel Comics character was guaranteed after his debut feature Venom became a breakout hit in 2018. Filmed in 2019, Venom: Let There Be Carnage was intended for an October 2020 release, but post-production on the film was interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. Eventually, the film was released in October 2021, a year later than planned, but nevertheless, the film topped the box office in its opening weekend, pulling in over $90 million, on its way to a current total of $212 million domestically, and over $501 million globally. This week, Venom: Let There Be Carnage sold 77% as many Blu-ray units as No Time to Die (remarkably similar to last week), with an HD share of 57% and 13% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Remaining in third place on both charts is Walt Disney Home Entertainment's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings once again topped both the Blu-ray-only and overall packaged media charts. The 25th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is based on the character Shang-Chi, who debuted in 1973 in the comics, and is the first MCU film to have an Asian lead and a majority Asian cast, notably being the first role in a Hollywood film for Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, one of Hong Kong's major stars. Originally planned to be released in February 2021, the coronavirus pandemic caused several delays for the film, including halting the film shoot in 2020 and causing the film's release date to shift several times in conjunction with other Marvel films. Eventually, the film was released in September over the Labor Day holiday in the United States, where it received positive reviews and made over $94 million during the holiday weekend, on its way to over $224 million domestically and over $432 million globally. This week, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings sold 23% as many Blu-ray units as No Time to Die, with an HD share of 59% and 21% of units sold from the 4K UHD format.

Debuting in fourth place on both charts this week is Walt Disney Home Entertainment and 20th Century Studios' Antlers. Filmed in 2018 and produced by Guillermo del Toro, Cooper's thriller was originally scheduled for an April 2020 release, with trailers released at early as October 2019, but with the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, the film was pulled and moved several times until it finally released on October 29th, 2021, days before the Halloween holiday in the United States. Reviews of the film were mixed and it underperformed at the box office, pulling in just over $10 million domestically and over $18 million worldwide. This week, Antlers sold 20% as many Blu-ray units as No Time to Die, with an HD share of 57%. No 4K UHD edition was available.

Top Ten Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 1/8/22:
  1. No Time to Die
  2. Venom: Let There Be Carnage
  3. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
  4. Antlers
  5. Demon Slayer: Mugen Train
  6. Spider-Man: Far From Home
  7. The French Dispatch
  8. Spider-Man: Far From Home / Spider-Man: Homecoming
  9. The Last Duel
  10. Jungle Cruise
Top Five Home Media Sellers for Week Ending 1/8/22 (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted):
  1. No Time to Die (62%)
  2. Venom: Let There Be Carnage (57%)
  3. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (59%)
  4. Antlers (57%)
  5. Yellowstone: Season 1 (13%)
Top Five Blu-ray 3D Sellers for Week Ending 1/8/22 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. Godzilla vs. Kong 3D (1.92%)
  2. Spider-Man: Homecoming 3D (0.73%)
  3. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 3D (0.33%)
  4. The Wizard of Oz 3D (0.29%)
  5. Top Gun 3D (0.22%)
Top Five UHD Blu-ray Sellers for Week Ending 1/8/22 (Per % of Total Unit Sales):
  1. The Last Duel 4K (28%)
  2. The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy 4K (26%)
  3. Zack Snyder's Justice League 4K (22%)
  4. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 4K (21%)
  5. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 4K (19%)